The McComas Power Index for 1932 NCAA Football. These ratings were lasted updated on June 16, 2011, 5:56 p.m.
| Rank | Team | W | L | T | MPI | Sched (Rk) | Conference |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Southern California | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0.9318 | 0.6783 (1) | PCC |
| 2 | Michigan | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0.8250 | 0.6402 (5) | Western |
| 3 | Colgate | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0.8178 | 0.3867 (106) | Northeast Independent |
| 4 | Texas Christian | 10 | 0 | 1 | 0.7983 | 0.4145 (99) | SWC |
| 5 | Utah | 6 | 1 | 1 | 0.7853 | 0.6322 (7) | Rocky Mountain |
| 6 | Michigan State | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0.7697 | 0.4916 (67) | Eastern Independent |
| 7 | Tennessee | 9 | 0 | 1 | 0.7686 | 0.4988 (66) | Southern |
| 8 | Brown | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0.7608 | 0.4335 (89) | Northeast Independent |
| 9 | Purdue | 7 | 0 | 1 | 0.7595 | 0.5881 (29) | Western |
| 10 | Auburn | 9 | 0 | 1 | 0.7417 | 0.4331 (90) | Southern |
| 11 | Brigham Young | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0.7392 | 0.4209 (96) | Rocky Mountain |
| 12 | Centenary | 8 | 0 | 1 | 0.7314 | 0.4163 (98) | South/West Independent |
| 13 | Pittsburgh | 8 | 1 | 2 | 0.7279 | 0.6304 (8) | Eastern Independent |
| 14 | Alabama | 8 | 2 | 0 | 0.7166 | 0.6060 (19) | Southern |
| 15 | Virginia Tech | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0.7141 | 0.4721 (71) | Southern |
| 16 | Wisconsin | 6 | 1 | 1 | 0.7125 | 0.5646 (39) | Western |
| 17 | Columbia | 7 | 1 | 1 | 0.6982 | 0.4529 (79) | Northeast Independent |
| 18 | Texas | 8 | 2 | 0 | 0.6911 | 0.5406 (46) | SWC |
| 19 | Notre Dame | 7 | 2 | 0 | 0.6892 | 0.5970 (23) | Eastern Independent |
| 20 | Washington State | 7 | 1 | 1 | 0.6816 | 0.5221 (55) | PCC |
| 21 | Nebraska | 7 | 1 | 1 | 0.6761 | 0.5477 (43) | Big 6 |
| 22 | Detroit Mercy | 8 | 2 | 0 | 0.6705 | 0.4638 (75) | Eastern Independent |
| 23 | Army | 8 | 2 | 0 | 0.6660 | 0.4450 (85) | Northeast Independent |
| 24 | Oklahoma State | 9 | 1 | 2 | 0.6601 | 0.2876 (117) | MVC |
| 25 | North Carolina State | 6 | 1 | 2 | 0.6570 | 0.5114 (58) | Southern |
| 26 | Texas Tech | 10 | 2 | 0 | 0.6504 | 0.2838 (118) | Border |
| 27 | Pennsylvania | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0.6433 | 0.4526 (80) | Eastern Independent |
| 28 | Villanova | 7 | 2 | 0 | 0.6416 | 0.3599 (112) | Eastern Independent |
| 29 | Fordham | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0.6412 | 0.4626 (76) | Northeast Independent |
| 30 | Vanderbilt | 6 | 1 | 2 | 0.6379 | 0.5113 (59) | Southern |
| 31 | St. Mary's | 6 | 2 | 1 | 0.6256 | 0.5422 (44) | South/West Independent |
| 32 | Washington | 6 | 2 | 2 | 0.6214 | 0.5776 (35) | PCC |
| 33 | Ohio State | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0.6147 | 0.6500 (3) | Western |
| 34 | Temple | 5 | 1 | 2 | 0.6077 | 0.4644 (74) | Eastern Independent |
| 35 | Duke | 7 | 3 | 0 | 0.5986 | 0.5757 (36) | Southern |
| 36 | Tulane | 6 | 2 | 1 | 0.5949 | 0.5951 (24) | Southern |
| 37 | Oregon | 6 | 3 | 1 | 0.5884 | 0.6271 (12) | PCC |
| 38 | Cornell | 5 | 2 | 1 | 0.5839 | 0.4603 (77) | Northeast Independent |
| 39 | George Washington | 6 | 2 | 1 | 0.5799 | 0.3466 (114) | South/West Independent |
| 40 | Colorado College | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0.5786 | 0.5318 (51) | Rocky Mountain |
| 41 | Rice | 7 | 3 | 0 | 0.5771 | 0.5228 (54) | SWC |
| 42 | California | 7 | 3 | 2 | 0.5755 | 0.5089 (60) | PCC |
| 43 | Creighton | 5 | 2 | 1 | 0.5660 | 0.5003 (63) | MVC |
| 44 | St. Louis | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0.5631 | 0.3239 (115) | South/West Independent |
| 45 | Louisiana State | 6 | 3 | 1 | 0.5599 | 0.5801 (33) | Southern |
| 46 | Minnesota | 5 | 3 | 0 | 0.5525 | 0.6119 (16) | Western |
| 47 | New York University | 5 | 3 | 0 | 0.5478 | 0.5289 (53) | Northeast Independent |
| 48 | Gonzaga | 5 | 3 | 0 | 0.5413 | 0.4229 (95) | South/West Independent |
| 49 | Harvard | 5 | 3 | 0 | 0.5354 | 0.4484 (83) | Northeast Independent |
| 50 | Northern Colorado | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0.5352 | 0.4299 (91) | Rocky Mountain |
| 51 | William & Mary | 8 | 4 | 0 | 0.5351 | 0.3825 (107) | South/West Independent |
| 52 | Kansas | 5 | 3 | 0 | 0.5259 | 0.6198 (14) | Big 6 |
| 53 | Denver | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0.5249 | 0.6020 (20) | Rocky Mountain |
| 54 | Stanford | 6 | 4 | 1 | 0.5247 | 0.5318 (50) | PCC |
| 55 | Santa Clara | 6 | 3 | 0 | 0.5237 | 0.4032 (100) | South/West Independent |
| 56 | UCLA | 6 | 4 | 0 | 0.5195 | 0.5163 (57) | PCC |
| 57 | Richmond | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0.5109 | 0.3692 (109) | South/West Independent |
| 58 | Marquette | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0.5012 | 0.5056 (61) | Eastern Independent |
| 59 | Colorado State | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0.5010 | 0.5865 (30) | Rocky Mountain |
| 60 | Illinois | 5 | 4 | 0 | 0.5010 | 0.5014 (62) | Western |
| 61 | Washington & Jefferson | 5 | 3 | 1 | 0.4945 | 0.4288 (93) | Eastern Independent |
| 62 | Carnegie Tech | 4 | 3 | 2 | 0.4839 | 0.4876 (69) | Eastern Independent |
| 63 | South Carolina | 5 | 4 | 2 | 0.4806 | 0.5357 (49) | Southern |
| 64 | Northern Arizona | 3 | 2 | 2 | 0.4702 | 0.3780 (108) | Border |
| 65 | Texas A&M | 4 | 4 | 2 | 0.4693 | 0.5928 (26) | SWC |
| 66 | Kansas State | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0.4668 | 0.5000 (64) | Big 6 |
| 67 | Yale | 2 | 2 | 3 | 0.4630 | 0.5890 (28) | Northeast Independent |
| 68 | Syracuse | 4 | 4 | 1 | 0.4592 | 0.4425 (86) | Northeast Independent |
| 69 | Montana State | 3 | 3 | 1 | 0.4577 | 0.3599 (111) | Rocky Mountain |
| 70 | Oklahoma | 4 | 4 | 1 | 0.4534 | 0.5894 (27) | Big 6 |
| 71 | Utah State | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0.4506 | 0.5484 (42) | Rocky Mountain |
| 72 | Chicago | 3 | 4 | 1 | 0.4503 | 0.5810 (32) | Western |
| 73 | Virginia | 5 | 4 | 0 | 0.4485 | 0.3978 (102) | Southern |
| 74 | Davidson | 4 | 4 | 1 | 0.4458 | 0.4683 (73) | South/West Independent |
| 75 | Princeton | 2 | 2 | 3 | 0.4432 | 0.5303 (52) | Eastern Independent |
| 76 | Wake Forest | 3 | 3 | 2 | 0.4415 | 0.4370 (88) | South/West Independent |
| 77 | Indiana | 3 | 4 | 1 | 0.4336 | 0.5781 (34) | Western |
| 78 | Dartmouth | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0.4330 | 0.4386 (87) | Northeast Independent |
| 79 | Arizona State | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0.4324 | 0.3551 (113) | Border |
| 80 | Kentucky | 4 | 5 | 0 | 0.4156 | 0.6109 (17) | Southern |
| 81 | Georgia Tech | 4 | 5 | 1 | 0.4088 | 0.6253 (13) | Southern |
| 82 | Bucknell | 4 | 4 | 1 | 0.4073 | 0.4484 (82) | Eastern Independent |
| 83 | Northwestern | 3 | 4 | 1 | 0.4034 | 0.6641 (2) | Western |
| 84 | Washington (Missouri) | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0.4006 | 0.3691 (110) | MVC |
| 85 | Iowa State | 3 | 4 | 1 | 0.3984 | 0.4454 (84) | Big 6 |
| 86 | Oregon State | 4 | 6 | 0 | 0.3967 | 0.5993 (21) | PCC |
| 87 | West Virginia | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0.3938 | 0.4599 (78) | Eastern Independent |
| 88 | Grinnell | 3 | 4 | 1 | 0.3832 | 0.4505 (81) | MVC |
| 89 | Mississippi | 5 | 6 | 0 | 0.3810 | 0.4910 (68) | Southern |
| 90 | Baylor | 3 | 5 | 1 | 0.3786 | 0.5368 (48) | SWC |
| 91 | Colorado | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0.3779 | 0.6281 (9) | Rocky Mountain |
| 92 | Arizona | 4 | 5 | 0 | 0.3645 | 0.4298 (92) | Border |
| 93 | North Carolina | 3 | 5 | 2 | 0.3609 | 0.6274 (11) | Southern |
| 94 | Citadel | 4 | 5 | 0 | 0.3596 | 0.3238 (116) | South/West Independent |
| 95 | Idaho | 3 | 5 | 0 | 0.3593 | 0.5665 (38) | PCC |
| 96 | Maryland | 5 | 6 | 0 | 0.3527 | 0.3999 (101) | Southern |
| 97 | Florida | 3 | 6 | 0 | 0.3486 | 0.6065 (18) | Southern |
| 98 | New Mexico State | 4 | 5 | 1 | 0.3469 | 0.2695 (119) | Border |
| 99 | Clemson | 3 | 5 | 1 | 0.3427 | 0.4168 (97) | Southern |
| 100 | Mississippi State | 3 | 5 | 0 | 0.3366 | 0.4767 (70) | Southern |
| 101 | Lafayette | 3 | 5 | 0 | 0.3295 | 0.3883 (105) | Eastern Independent |
| 102 | Georgia | 2 | 5 | 2 | 0.3266 | 0.6411 (4) | Southern |
| 103 | Southern Methodist | 3 | 7 | 2 | 0.3139 | 0.5934 (25) | SWC |
| 104 | Penn State | 2 | 5 | 0 | 0.3105 | 0.4996 (65) | Eastern Independent |
| 105 | Navy | 2 | 6 | 1 | 0.3076 | 0.5842 (31) | Eastern Independent |
| 106 | Butler | 2 | 4 | 1 | 0.2969 | 0.1555 (120) | MVC |
| 107 | Wyoming | 2 | 6 | 1 | 0.2731 | 0.6154 (15) | Rocky Mountain |
| 108 | Arkansas | 1 | 6 | 2 | 0.2588 | 0.5692 (37) | SWC |
| 109 | Drake | 2 | 6 | 1 | 0.2538 | 0.5520 (41) | MVC |
| 110 | Georgetown | 2 | 6 | 1 | 0.2483 | 0.3973 (103) | South/West Independent |
| 111 | Sewanee | 2 | 7 | 1 | 0.2426 | 0.4283 (94) | Southern |
| 112 | San Francisco | 2 | 6 | 0 | 0.2421 | 0.3961 (104) | South/West Independent |
| 113 | New Mexico | 1 | 6 | 1 | 0.2357 | 0.4691 (72) | Border |
| 114 | Missouri | 1 | 7 | 1 | 0.2333 | 0.6279 (10) | Big 6 |
| 115 | Virginia Military Institute | 2 | 8 | 0 | 0.2240 | 0.5573 (40) | Southern |
| 116 | Montana | 2 | 7 | 0 | 0.2218 | 0.5167 (56) | PCC |
| 117 | Western State | 1 | 5 | 0 | 0.2131 | 0.5386 (47) | Rocky Mountain |
| 118 | Colorado Mines | 1 | 7 | 0 | 0.2128 | 0.5418 (45) | Rocky Mountain |
| 119 | Iowa | 1 | 7 | 0 | 0.1843 | 0.6339 (6) | Western |
| 120 | Washington & Lee | 1 | 9 | 0 | 0.1573 | 0.5984 (22) | Southern |